No full moon in February happens every few years – depending on your definition of few. 1999 was the last time and 2018 is the next time, depending on your time zone. The full moon is qualified as a “full moon” when it reaches a particular phase in a particular instant, so some time zones will get their full moon on January 31 and others on February 1, so check your local listings.

This is what the full moon looks like, with Seattle’s Space Needle photobombing. What a jerk.